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Practise the Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation
The Classical Variation of the Sicilian Defense (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6) can arise from two move orders: with 2...d6 and 5...Nc6, or with 2...Nc6 and 5...d6. Play Black's moves of the line from memory —
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 — and the trainer plays
White's replies; "Play the other side" turns it around.
"Drill all" adds the 20 named lines that continue it, such as Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Sozin Attack, Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Traditional Variation, Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation, Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations, Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation, Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Modern Variation, Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Vitolins Variation.
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